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JK Cement Q3 net profit rises multi-fold to Rs 283.81 cr, revenue up 20%

JK Cement Ltd on Saturday posted a sevenfold increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 283.81 crore for the December quarter. The company had posted a profit of Rs 37.15 crore in the year-ago period, JK Cement said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations rose 20.47 per cent to Rs 2,934.83 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 2,436.09 crore a year ago, it said. JK Cement's total expenses rose 7.5 per cent in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal to Rs 2,564.29 crore. The company's total income was at Rs 2,973.28 crore, up 21.12 per cent.

Margin gains to support cement companies amid slowing demand in Q3

Most cement majors are pushing capex in anticipation of long-term demand

JK Cement Q2 results: Profit up 62% to Rs 178 cr, revenue rises 23%

JK Cement Ltd (JKCL) on Saturday reported 62.18 per cent rise in consolidated profit to Rs 178.47 crore for the second quarter ended September 2023. It logged a net profit of Rs 110.04 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by JKCL. Revenue from operation was up 23.23 per cent to Rs 2,752.77 crore during the quarter as against Rs 2,233.84 crore a year ago. Total expense in the September quarter was up 21.08 per cent at Rs 2,537.89 crore. Total income was Rs 2,782.10 crore, up 23.66 per cent year-on-year.

JK Cement profit declines 29.4% to Rs 113.46 crore in June quarter

JK Cement Ltd on Saturday reported a 29.43 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 113.46 crore for the first quarter that ended on June 30, 2023. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 160.79 crore in the April-June period a year ago, JK Cement said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 21.57 per cent to Rs 2,762.62 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 2,272.38 crore in the year-ago period. JK Cement's total expenses were at Rs 2,598.63 crore, up 27.58 per cent in the first quarter of FY 2023-24. The total income of JK Cement in the June quarter was Rs 2,794.22 crore, up 22.16 per cent over the year ago period.

Stocks to Watch today, June 6: Adani Group, SBI, Maruti, HUL, Sejal Glass

Top Stocks to Watch on June 6, 2023: Adani Group said it has made a full prepayment of $2.15 billion of loans that were taken by pledging shares in the conglomerate's listed firms

J K Cement accords in-principle approval to sign agreement with Toshali

The company will acquire management control and hold 100 per cent of the paid-up capital of Toshali

Cement stocks riding high on hopes of higher demand, capex push

Price wars led by increasing capacities and aggressive competition may mar prospects

Cement trades weak on profit-booking; UltraTech dips 3% post Q3 results

UltraTech Cement said that rising government spending, recovery in the rural economy on a pickup in farm incomes and pre-sales of housing real estate should also help the industry recover.

Indian realty market to reach Rs 13 trillion by 2023: CII Delhi chairman

The conference stressed upon the critical role technology will play in this sector in improving processes in the infrastructure - construction sector

Housing, infra push drives industrial majors into Rs 60,000 cr paints biz

JK Cement latest entrant after JSW, Grasim, Astral Pipes and B2B marketplace Infra.Market; move aimed at driving synergies, leveraging distribution network, say experts

Sensex slumps 981 pts, Nifty ends near 17,800; PSU index crashes 6%

Market at close: The pain was even more severe in the broader market space where the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices fell 3 and 4 per cent, respectively

Stocks to Watch: Aban Holdings, Landmark Cars, RIL, Lupin, Gail, JK Cement

Stocks to Watch Aban Holdings and Landmak Cars will be debuting on the stock exchanges on Friday. Both these stocks are likely to witness a tepid start to trade.

JK Cement enters paint segment, acquires 60% stake in Acro Paints

JK Cement on Thursday announced its foray into the paints business by acquiring 60 per cent stake in Rajasthan-based Acro Paints in a Rs 153 crore deal. Its wholly-owned subsidiary JK Paints and Coatings Ltd has entered into a share purchase agreement with Acro Paints Ltd and its shareholders to acquire a 60 per cent controlling stake in the company. The "remaining 40 per cent shall be acquired over a period of 12 months as per the definitive agreement entered between the parties", a joint statement said. Acro Paints is a manufacturer of architectural and high-performance paints and coatings. "This acquisition is a step towards fast-tracking JK Cement's entry into the paints business, expanding its product offerings and potentially foray into new markets," it added. Acro Paints has two manufacturing facilities, which are currently going through capacity expansion and are expected to be completed by Q2 FY24. Post-expansion, it will have a capacity of 60,000 KL in decorative and ..

Sensex ends at record closing, rises 211 pts; Nifty holds 18,550; RIL up 3%

CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex hit a fresh life-time high at 62,701, and the Nifty 50 registered a fresh summit at 18,614 on Monday

Stocks to Watch: Wipro, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement, HDFC, Rail Vikas Nigam

Stocks to Watch today: Wipro has launched a new financial services consulting capability in India named Capco

Cement stocks drop in a weak market; Ambuja, ACC, Nuvoco slide up to 9%

Despite of Wednesday's fall, most of the cement stocks have outperformed markets in the past one month, on consolidation hopes in the cement industry.

JK Cement plans to raise up to Rs 500 cr via non-convertible debentures

JK Cement Ltd plans to raise up to Rs 500 crore via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis in one or more tranches. The company's board has recommended the proposal in this regard for approval of shareholders in the next AGM of the company. The fund raising will be at an interest rate that will be determined by the prevailing money market conditions at the time of borrowing, said JK Cement in a regulatory filing. Besides, the board has forwarded the request from certain individual/company belonging to persons acting in concert with Promoters Group seeking reclassification of their shareholding in JK Cement to Public Category. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, JK Cement, the promoter & promoter group, held 45.82 per cent stake in the company. The company had on Saturday reported 6.93 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 199.44 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 214.31 crore for the ...

Analysts say cement stocks now attractive; price hikes to ease margin woes

Analysts believe current input cost headwinds are transitory as likely price hikes by companies will help aid margin pressures.

JK Cement's foray into paints sentimentally negative in near-term: Analysts

That said, if JK Cement is able to achieve its guidance, it could potentially add nearly 5 per cent to its market-cap over the medium term, expects Emkay Global

Benchmarks fall 15% from record peak, end at 8-mth low; Sensex dips 1491pts

On the NSE, the Nifty50 index touched an intra-day low of 15,711 before settling at 15,863, down 382 points or 2.35 per cent